Commission Regulation (EC) No 1000/96 of 4 June 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultry
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1000/96
of 4 June 1996
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 of 26 June 1990 on certain marketing standards for poultry ( 1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3204/93 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 ( 3 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 205/96 ( 4 ), introduces detailed rules for implementing the marketing standards for poultry;
Whereas, in the light of the experience gained, the definition of a capon and the criteria relating to it in Annex IV of Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (1) (a) the third indent is replaced by the following:
‘— capon: male fowl castrated surgically before reaching sexual maturity and slaughtered at a minimum age of 140 days: after castration the capons must be fattened for at least 77 days.’
2. Annex IV is amended as follows:
— the second indent in the second indent of point (c) is replaced by the following:
—
‘— 2 m2 per duck or per capon’
— ,
— the second indent in the last indent of point (d) is replaced by the following:
—
‘— for capons: four weeks’
— .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 March 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
( 1 ) OJ No L 173, 6. 7. 1990, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ No L 289, 24. 11. 1993, p. 3.
( 3 ) OJ No L 143, 7. 6. 1991, p. 11.